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ShengShu Technology released the Vidu Q4 Preview, its next flagship video generation model, offering 4K output and a launch price of RMB 0.09 per second.
Source: Pandaily
https://pandaily.com/shengshu-vidu-q4-preview-4k-video-model-reference-audio-0-09-yuan-per-second
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Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/elon-musk-intensifies-attack-on-ambani-over-starlink-india-launch-delay/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI released hundreds of AI-generated mathematics papers. A New York University professor said the flood of papers displaced projects by early-career researchers.
Source: Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/openais-math-dump-rattles-math-researchers-saw-programs-wiped-out-2026-10
#MachineLearning #OpenAI

Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/anthropic-cant-reliably-control-its-ai-agents-its-cutting-off-its-internal-evals-from-the-live-internet-instead/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The United Kingdom's online casino regulation is seen as a global reference point.
Source: MercoPress
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/09/how-the-uk-s-online-casino-regulation-has-become-a-global-reference-point?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss
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Ukrainian drones have knocked out two of five Yandex data centers, disrupting the company's AI chatbot and other services.
Source: Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/ukraines-drones-knock-out-ai-data-center-belonging-to-russias-google/
#AI #Google

The United States does not need to trust China or share frontier AI models with it, nor slow its own AI development for national security.
Source: The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2026/10/the-us-and-china-cannot-slow-the-ai-race-but-they-can-make-it-safer/
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The 11th Annual Malaysia OpenGov CXO Leadership Forum 2026 will feature a fireside chat with YB Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital.
Source: OpenGov Asia
https://opengovasia.com/exclusive-11th-annual-malaysia-opengov-cxo-leadership-forum-2026-fireside-chat-with-yb-gobind-singh-deo-minister-of-digital/
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The Trump administration announced that Microsoft is suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers.
Source: The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261010/microsoft-is-being-suspended-from-program-to-apply-for-green-cards-for-h-1b-visa-workers-vance-says?utm_source=rss
#TechPolicy #Microsoft

Keychron made a name for itself after launching on Kickstarter in 2017. Today, it offers the value K2 model as well as a variety of other versions, including one with an all-wood body. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/long-live-the-mechanical-keyboard/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/the-maker-of-non-text-ai-model-jev-valued-at-7-5b-just-weeks-after-launch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The cybersecurity sector saw 117 deals announced in the latest quarter, marking a gangbuster year for strategic M&A activity.
Source: Dark Reading
https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/ai-scramble-cybersecurity-ma-boom

Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/an-anthropic-ai-model-sent-a-false-homicide-tip-to-philadelphia-police/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A Calgary philanthropist has donated $30 million to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology to create the Bissett Autonomous Aviation Park.
Source: BetaKit
https://betakit.com/calgary-philanthropist-donates-30-million-to-fund-drone-facility-at-sait/
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Axiom Solutions International secured $2 billion in new financing as the largest investment this week. TypeSafe AI raised $870 million, and Oratomic received $475 million.
Source: Crunchbase News
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-energy-cloud-axiom-typesafe/
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Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/batteries-are-now-cheaper-than-natural-gas-turbines-used-at-many-data-centers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Google has released Android Bench 2.0, a major update to its benchmark framework for evaluating AI models and agents on Android development tasks.
Source: InfoQ
https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/10/android-bench-2/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global
#Tech #Google

UAE prosecutors said the 29-year-old Omani co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 planned to seize the aircraft and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport's passenger terminal.
Source: Gulf News
https://gulfnews.com/uae/flydubai-incident-probe-uae-reveals-10-shocking-findings-1.500705015
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"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founder Sara Tashakorinia. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/lumenus-helps-automate-tedious-paperwork-in-times-of-grief/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. Meanwhile, a wave of startups is betting that consumers…